Although defendants have not moved to dismiss plaintiff's claims based on the Fifth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Executive Order 11478, and 34 C.F.R. § 12,985, these claims will be dismissed sua sponte by the Court. Since Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., is the exclusive remedy for discrimination in federal employment, Brown v. General Services Administration, 425 U.S. 820, 96 S. Ct. 1961, 48 L. Ed. 2d 402, 44 U.S.L.W. 4704 (1976), these claims which are not based on Title VII must be dismissed.

Defendants also seek dismissal of the complaint as to all defendants except the Secretary of Agriculture. As noted, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., is the exclusive remedy for discrimination in federal employment. Pursuant to section 717(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c), only the head of the agency, unit or department involved, as appropriate, is a proper defendant in a Title VII action. See Brooks v. Brinegar, 391 F. Supp. 710 (W.D. Okla. 1974); Jones v. United States, 376 F. Supp. 13 (D.D.C. 1974). The Department involved in the instant action is the Department of Agriculture. Consequently, only the Secretary of Agriculture is a proper defendant in this action, and the complaint must be dismissed as to the other eight defendants.
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Plaintiff's complaint must also be dismissed except as to plaintiff's claims with respect to the failure to promote her to the position of Assistant Deputy Administrator for Family Consumer Services Programs, GS-401-15,
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in August of 1974 and harassment by the Department of Agriculture. Pursuant to section 717(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c), this Court has subject matter jurisdiction only over civil actions instituted within 30 days of the plaintiff's receipt of notice of final action taken by a department, agency or unit or by the Civil Service Commission. See Brown v. General Services Administration, supra, Gissen v. Tackman, 537 F.2d 784 (3rd Cir. 1976). This action was instituted on January 14, 1976. The only final action which plaintiff received notice of within 30 days prior thereto was the December 12, 1975 decision of the Appeals Review Board of the Civil Service Commission.
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This decision concerned only plaintiff's claims with respect to the failure to promote her to the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Family Consumer Service Programs position and harassment by the Department of Agriculture. Consequently, only those two claims are properly before this Court.

ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss be, and hereby is, granted, and it is further

ORDERED that this action be, and hereby is dismissed as to each of the defendants except the Secretary of Agriculture, and it is further

ORDERED that plaintiff's complaint be, and hereby is, dismissed except for plaintiff's claims concerning the failure to promote her to the position of Assistant Deputy Administrator for Family Consumer Services Programs and harassment by the Department of Agriculture, and it is further

ORDERED that plaintiff's claims which are not based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, be, and hereby are, dismissed.

OLIVER GASCH / UNITED STATES ...

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